We Stand United (1999)

Ramkishen and Mamta have three sons Vivek , Prem and Vinod and a daughter Sangeeta. This family is part of a joint family whose close knit bond is challenged by a misunderstanding.

Director:

Sooraj R. Barjatya

Writers:

Sooraj R. Barjatya (dialogue), Sooraj R. Barjatya (screenplay)

Stars:

Mohnish Bahl, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mohnish Bahl	...	Vivek Chaturvedi
Salman Khan	...	Prem Chaturvedi
Saif Ali Khan	...	Vinod Chaturvedi
Tabu	...	Sadhana Sharma Chaturvedi
Sonali Bendre	...	Dr. Preeti Shukla
Karisma Kapoor	...	Sapna Bajpai
Neelam Kothari	...	Sangeeta Chaturvedi Pandey (as Neelam)
Mahesh Thakur	...	Anand Pandey
Alok Nath	...	Ramkishan Chaturvedi (as Aloknath)
Reema Lagoo	...	Mamta Awasthi Chaturvedi (as Rima)
Ajit Vachani	...	Vakil (as Ajit Vachhani)
Sadashiv Amrapurkar	...	Dharamraj
Himani Shivpuri	...	Vakil's wife
Rajeev Verma	...	Mr. Adarsh (as Rajiv Verma)
Satish Shah	...	Pritam

Storyline

The trials and challenges of a joint family in India, whose parents are Ramkishen and second wife Mamta, and have three sons and a married daughter. The eldest son is handicapped since birth, and is from Ramkishen's first wife. Mamta, the second wife, hates him, and like Kaikeyi in Ramayana wants the estate and wealth in her sons' names. She and her daughter's father-in-law, scheme together, and have the eldest son, including his wife and child, thrown out of the house. Mamta and her sons are all set to control the finances and the estate - until she finds out that her very own sons do not approve of nor support her actions in throwing their step-brother out of the house.

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Plot Keywords:

extended family | tradition | separation of brothers | family relationships | brother sister relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ajit Vachnani played the character of Mama (mother's brother) to Monish Bahl in for the third time in a row in a film directed by Sooraj Barjatya.

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Goofs

During the song "Sunoji Dulhan", the part in Vinod and Sapna parody Anand and Sangeeta, Sapna asks in singing, "Tell me, how is my Sari?". Here Sapna is not wearing a sari.

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Crazy Credits

In the beginning, the six main characters (Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu, and Mohnish Behl) are seen in suits and elaborate dresses lip-syncing to the title song while dancing as their three respective couples.

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Connections

References Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994)

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Soundtracks

Mhare Hiwda Mein Nache Mor
Written by Raj Kiran
Composed by Vijay Patil (as Raamlakshman)
Performed by Hariharan, Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik,
Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy
Courtesy of Saregama HMV

User Reviews

A Movie with a Message.

I like this film because it was a true family drama, and a dying genre, even in Hindi movies. The family relationships are well portrayed and often very touching even though they can run to the "too sugar sweet" area sometimes. But this is a very miner concern, because the bulk of the film has a great vibe and a great flow. The story advances with all the songs, instead of detracting from it.

I think what a lot of people have forgotten to focus on is the social message conveyed in this movie. This movie explores the dangers of letting people poison your mind, and how family relationships can be badly effected by one person's wrong decision. The Mother in the story is made to feel insecure after the incident where the daughter's brother in law steals the family business from under them. This incident propels her to look at her own family in a different light, and to heed the machinations of 3 very frivolous women, and a man who wants to see his daughter lead the good life at all costs. The fact that they show us how well the family gets on before this incident shows us that regardless of how well you get on, such things can still happen to tear you apart. But the touching thing about this story is how the brother's and sister's rally together to protect each other, and how the firm love and respect between them swings things back into place. I loved this film. ALL the actor's contributed to the film. The characters they play are different, thus adding to the story in their own ways. I also disagree with another comment on this page that if you like this film you would not like films like "Astitva" and "Chandani Bar". I beg to differ. I liked those films very much. You don't have to be stuck in one genre, and it's better to be able to appreciate many genre's insteas of just one.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

5 November 1999 (India)

Also Known As:

We Stand United

Filming Locations:

Famous Cine Studios, Tardeo, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$651,575, 7 November 1999

Gross USA:

$2,005,094

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,005,094

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rajshri Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1